Consult Your Community is a national non-profit and the SMU chapter was started a year ago. Our goal is to connect driven college students with local businesses by giving students the opportunity to provide pro-bono consulting services to these local businesses. Details on the program and the application process can be found at https://smu-ccpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CONSULT-YOUR-COMMUNITY-SPRING-2019-2-1.pdf. For questions on the program, email [email protected]

Pierpont Communications has an immediate need for 1-2 interns. Additional information can be found https://www.piercom.com/about/internships/. To apply, send a cover letter and a resume to [email protected]

CCPA Student Fellows Helena Burns and Paget Smith, and SMU PRSSA president Hayley Reardon will take over the CCPA Instagram tonight 7-8 pm during the SMU Celebration of Lights. Visit CCPA_SMU on Instagram early as our CCPA students mingle in the crowd looking for fun and craziness, then stay for all the fun. Ho, Ho, Ho. At the Celebration of lights, there's singing and carols, hot cocoa, hot cider, and warm cookies. Then SMU President, Gerald Turner, reads the Christmas Story from his family Bible. Just a hint, brush up on your Silent Night. So bundle up, come and enjoy this favorite annual holiday event, sponsored by the SMU Student Foundation and add your Instagram and Snapchat posts. We'll be watching.

Sana Merchant, a SMU CCPA 2011 graduate was named today to the Forbes 30-under-30 list for marketing and advertising. Sana, 29 lives in Los Angeles and is the Senior Manager, Club Social Media Strategy for the NFL. While at SMU, she was a member of the KTA honors program and President of the SMU PRSSA chapter.